Cormac praying

Just when you think your child will end up at NICH or JCC when he grows up because:

1. He chooses to ignore your demands which then turn into pleas.
2. Does naughty things when you leave him unattended for even a few minutes, like take my Clinique lipstick and smear it all over the bathroom. Doesn't he know how much that stuff costs?
3. Decides to pee his pants on MY side of the bed. To lazy to stop watching cartoons to go to the bathroom.
4. Gets in my finger nail polish and paints his sisters' face.
Yeah it had been a great weekend, let me tell ya. Well, then he had to go and redeem himself just when I have lost all hope of raising a decent, law-abiding citizen with a college education.

We sat down to have lunch and before he goes to eat he says:

Cormac: "Momma, I gotta pray."
Me: " OK, Cormac."
Cormac: "Dear Jesus"(inaudible, hushed sentences come out of his mouth)
Me: At this point I am hoping he is asking forgiveness for driving his mother to drink and gain weight.
Cormac: "Momma you pray."
Me: "OK.....Dear heavenly father, Thank you for this wonderful lunch and my two wonderful children Cormac and Chloe. Please help my son want to go #1 and #2 on the toilet, Amen."
Cormac: "Amen." Then claps
So I thought is was too cute so I took a picture of him praying to baby Jesus.

Maybe there is Hope for me?

Cor-Mac and Max

First let me explain who Max is. Since all us kids have moved out of the house and moved on with our lives.....we have been replaced. My dad's new "baby" is his English Mastiff named Maximus after the Gladiator, but we call him Max.He just turned one, and he spoils this dog to no end. I think it is great he has a buddy, and he still does love his grankids. You should see how many toys this dog has, a laundry basket full. No joke. This dog however gets away with way more than we ever did. He now runs the show around their house. He is huge and he looks like a Great Dane, but more built. He has to sleep on two dog beds to fit him. He is a gentle giant just like my dad, who stands 6'4. He just a playful puppy that weighs more thatn you and can knock you on your butt.

My dad will stop by my house to say hi, then he says," I gotta go home and check on Max." Then off he goes. Recently my dad has taken this a step to far . He has built him a new and improved dog house. I call it a dog mansion though.

This dog house is still currently under construction, as you can see his cover porch is still being built. They have built it to match my dad's shop. This is bigger than most people's whole upstairs of their house!

So on to my story, we are having another sledding day and Max decides he want to play to. Cormac's sled had rope on it and Max decides to grab it and pull Cormac around the yard and fields. When Max was a puppy, he was as tall a Cormac last year. He would follow Cormac all around the yard. Very cute, but now Max is much taller and weighs a ton. So here is a video clip of Max pulling Cormac on his sled. I just got a quick clip of one of the times.

Busy little Bees

So I have been very busy. I am tired since I stayed out to late at a PJ party-scrapbook-girls night. I will post pics of some of the layouts I have finished. No sleep for the weary though, I have lots to do. All the cleaning, taking down decorations, and putting together toys. The cussing under your breath as you try to open all the toys packages...while fighting wires, tapes, plastic bags, tags and whatever else they used to secure these toys now days. You yell "get the scissors!..get the screwdriver!,..get the drill!...forget it, I need the jaws of life for this one." Is it me or is it a bit overboard these days? Houdini couldn't even open some of these toys.

It then sets in that Christmas if officially over and then the blahs tend to set in. For me it only last about 1-2 days.....because I then have to get ready for the next drama train to take off. Yep, save your drama for your mama. Every year 1 week after Christmas, my parents, and all 4 of us siblings, and our husbands/wives/significant others/friends, and kids take off for our yearly family snowboarding trip to Schweitzer Mountain. At the condo we spoil ourselves, eat, drink and be merry. We sit our aching bodies in the hot tub, enjoying the luxury of ski in-ski out, downhill tubing, play lots of games, and watch movies by the fireplace for 8 days. Sometimes we spend New Years on the mountain, and nothing beats letting off fireworks over the beautiful white snow. Then we come back for 1 1/2 weeks, then we are off to Tamarack for a "child-free" 5 day snowboard trip!! Lot to get ready for.
Things we have already done this weekend for the trip:

1. Bought Matt new boots and bindings for his board. Also new goggles.
Always nice to get new stuff every few years. They have now stopped making clickers, and have a new model that is a mix of strap-ins and clickers. So Matt got the new Flow bindings. I also am temping to go get me a pair. I don't "need" new bindings, but sure would like to try the new model. How un-american of me would it be if I didn't buy something even though there is nothing wrong with my old ones?
2. Bought new Yakima snowboard roof racks for the Suburban.
We have always put our boards inside the car, and I always ended up scratching my tint job....no more!
3. Shop-vac out the Suburban and clean out all the "Stuff" it has accumulated over the past months. Just so we can fill it back up with "stuff" and get it all dirty again.
4. Wax our boards and tighten the bindings. Get out all our gear.
5. Made Louie's boarding appointment at the vet.

Now time to clean the house, and pack all the kids ski gear!

I got a little Martha Stewart on your a** for Christmas this year

Santa's Lap 2007

Here are the towheads, and their first trip together on Santa's Lap. This gentleman was very sweet, and I must may looked the part. Real beard, hair, and belly. He even rode a Harley.

Cormac was very excited to see Santa. This is his first year he really understood things. He immediately asked for his Pirate ship. As if he needed another one, but Santa was good to him this year and brought it to him. Chloe did well for all these pics, but when we went to add cousin Brogan into the mix, the tears flowed. Then the show was over.

Have any of you ever had one of those days where the minute you wake up, you already know that today you are going to loose your mind? Well, I have had a few and today was one of them. For some reason my son can really make me nuts and loose all patience. Just when I think I am headed to the loony house, he then goes and redeems himself by saying or doing something real cute.

My son for some reason is in this funk of:

1. I don't want to do anything you want me too.

2. I only go by my time schedule.

3. I don't want to go anywhere you want to go.

4. I only go to the bathroom when I feel like it.

5. I only eat what I want, when I want.

I am thankful for nap time when I can re-group, and try to get some sanity back. I know he is just at the age where he had his own feeling, thought, and opinions. I just wish some days he would keep it to himself!

I guess it doesn't help my day to take them in and out of their car seats 4 different times to go shopping!

KIVA tis' the Reason for my Season

So, I just thought I would let some of you in on my newest form of giving back. The organization is called KIVA. This foundation allows you to personally loan money to someone in a third world developing country, and help lift them out of poverty. They then pay back the money in 6-12 months. This program had been up and running for over a year, and they have not had one loan default. Wow, they are so grateful to have a chance to change their lives. I watched a segment on KIVA on KSPS and was amazing at how most of these people live on less than $1 a day. KIVA has changed so many lives. Many families are left with many children to support due too family members dying of AIDS, and leaving their children behind to be raised by relatives. One man needed $1000 to get his furniture business going. Both his brothers died of AIDS and he have 20 people to support. You can donate any amount of money from $25 and up, and they take any major credit cards or paypal. You then receive journals and payment. You will hear back from the business you sponsor, and hear progress of the business. So go and pick a person to sponsor!! Here is the link: http://www.kiva.org/app.php Anyway, I will keep you all updated on my entrepreneur that I will be supporting. Hope everyone had a merry Christmas and is awaiting the New Year!

HO, HO, HO from Ida-HO

Merry Christmas to all from the Laybourn's!

We hope everyone has a wonderful day filled with family, fun, and joy. Also a few good presents.

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis

I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. ~Harlan Miller

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.

Our Santa Lists

During the last few weeks I have been asking Cormac what he wants Santa to bring him for Christmas, and writing it down. Well here is what our Santa's Lists look like.

Cormac's List:

1. "A truck......a BIG truck"

2. "A dump truck....a BIG dump truck"

3. "A pirate ship....a BIG pirate ship"

4. Repeat of number 3

5. Repeat of number 3, and so on and so on

For the remainder of the time that I asked the question, it was always a big pirate ship. He never deterred from that. OK Cormac, we get it. Like a true man, he sure is sure that what he had needs to be "big". Typical male.

Chloe's List:

1. Food, and lots of it

2. Binky

3. Dolls

4.Hair extensions (mommy's request)

Mommy's List:

1. A few days to sleep in.

2. A son that wants to go #1 and #2 in the toilet.

3. Some happy pills to numb myself from reality.

4. A chance to actually enjoy a meal and eat it while it is still warm.

5. A day of no asses to wipe or change.

Shitter was full

You know I couldn't resist. This is my favorite scene from this movie. Classic. You gotta love Frank. Only 3 more days!!

Friday Facts

1. American chickens are direct descendants of the ones brought over by Columbus.

2. Most earthworms like to eat ice cream.

3. There are approximately 720 peanuts in every pound of peanut butter.

4. Most villains in the Bible have red hair.

5. Americans recycled enough paper in 2005 to make 100 billion pizza boxes.

6. You can make 11 1/2 omelette's with one ostrich egg.

7. Most engaged couples who split up do so between 9 p.m. and midnight.

8. Ninety percent of all animal species in the history of the Earth are now extinct.

9. Long-distance travelers: Hummingbirds can fly 500 miles without stopping.

10. When snakes are born with two head, they fight each other for food.

We sell Slurpees and Drugs... Mam

Well the shipment from India has arrived and Pac-man is satisfied. This pill popping fool got his fix. Here is the back story for those of you don' know what I am talking about:

Well my English Bulldog got a eye infection, and I had some leftover antibiotics for him that the vet had subscribed him (same 500mg that us Homeo Sapiens take.). So I started giving them to him. He only had enough for 5 days, and I knew I needed more. Well, I thought that I have always wanted to try ordering drugs online before, so what the heck, here is my chance. I just didn't have time to drag a 3 year old, and 1 year old, and My Bulldog into the vets office. I would just save myself from having to control those three yahoos, and go online. Well at this point any "normal person" would of though,"Petmeds.com" Not me, I wanted the Human kind from Canada or something.

My whole family is blessed to have great health insurance, so that was not the issue. The only time I actually go to the doctor is basically when I get a sinus infection and need a script written for the antibiotics, or when I am impregnated (which seems to have been a lot in the last few years.). However, since my regular family practitioner is currently "unavailable" due to being caught paying his patients to to pick up pain pills for him and keep the change. I currently have to go to express care just to tell them that I already know what is wrong....just give me the drugs. Real pain in the butt. So I figured, why not have a few extra antibiotics hanging around in the medicine cabinet? No harm right?

Well you may ask, why not go find another Dr? Well my husband did and that was a huge undertaking. Many are not taking new patients. Just to lazy to find a new one.

Sooooo, Online I go and I order some tetracycline. on 11/30/07. Then my life went on and I forgot about it. Until say about 2 1/2 weeks later, I thought oh gee where are those? So I call the number and called to get the status of my order. Well in true American cheap labor style, I got a voice of a very nice east Indian, quickie-mart type on the other line. So I tell him I am wondering the status on my order and he assures me that they where mailed on 12/2/07 and that it takes,"10-20 business days to arrive. I said,"Jeez, where are they coming from?" He says" They are coming from India, Mam." Ohhh right I knew that thanks. Then I call my friend and ask,"Is it safe to take drugs from India?" By which she replies,"what?" Yeah, never mind. Then I wait for my package to arrive, it took about 16 days to get here. I thought good thing I am not dying from some infection, after 20 days I could be dead or my dog would have be blind from infection. I did have to sign for them, and I probably am now on some list that the government or CIA has for drug pushers or terrorist. Or my post lady thinks I am a pill popper. Please come visit me if I end up in jail. Here is a few pictures of my long awaited package:

I also thought, well at least if we have a major catastrophic event. At least I have a stockpile of antibiotics. So now I am curious as to what else you can buy online. Next time I think I will try Canada or Mexico just for the sake of mail time. Oh yeah, have you ever wondered what happened to our beloved pill popping pac-man?
Pac-man before his pill obsession went out of control:

Pac-man a few years down the road when he realized you could get pills online from India, and let his habit get out of control:You see, he couldn't handles the stress of his job and the ghosts always chasing him. Poor guy. Maybe if he goes off to rehab, it will boost his career like all the other celebs. Stay Strong little buddy!

Dysfunction Junction

Speaking of Drugs, I think I may have to see if India can import me some Zoloft to "Take the edge off" Time to jump on the A.D.D. Express. I am taking orders, anyone need anything? WARNING: May take 10=20 business days to arrive!!

Santa is a what?

I must admit, as I have gotten older, I have noticed some of these "Politically Incorrect" scenes from this holiday classic. Somehow I am sure if this was being written and produced in this day and age,it wouldn't make it to air. The ACLU would be all over it like snow on Christmas. Call me crazy (wouldn't be the first time)cause I kinda like that fact that this cartoon is kinda wacked!

At last my trip into the flood zone

Well, I feel the only way to truly describe my trip would be like the song: "The twelve days of Christmas." Instead my version would be: "The 4 days of vacation." You have to read this in the same tune as the song.

On my first day of vacation my karma gave to me:
A puking three year old in the backseat.

Yes, Cormac finally broke his record of never puking in his life, 3 years and 15 days. Just like the Seinfeld Episode #77, "The Dinner party" Where Jerry breaks his vomit streak of fourteen years - from June 29th, 1980 - it all goes down the drain literally.

Yes, with only 40 minutes left of the trip till we arrive, Miss Chloe was restless. So I decided to breakout my third line of defense,(1 being Binky and two being food/drink) since the previous two lines of defense failed, and we had one mad screaming 1 year old on our hands. So I got out the DVD player and put on The Spongebob Squarepants Movie. It worked and I thought good, we are almost there, and she quit screaming. Yeah I should have known my Clark Griswold Christmas would be popping up soon. Sure enough, 15 minutes into the movie I hear vomiting going on behind me and the look of horror in my Aunts eyes as she looked in the rear-view mirror. So I calmly ask, "What was that?" since I never have had a child puke on me yet...Chloe still is going strong on her streak. Yep he puked. He got car sick watching the DVD player, good times! So we pull over and strip him down change him and break out the baby wipes, and cover his car seat with a clean towel. I then spent the next four days cleaning, scrubbing,washing and hosing down that car seat. Needless to say my trip kicked off on a sweet note.

On my second day of vacation my karma gave to me:
Two black cats, and one geriatric pit bull!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am allergic to cats. My Aunt, who's house I was staying at, has two of these..cough...wonderful...cough, animals. So I started to get allergies which was sooooo exciting to say the least. Luckily they are outside cats and we put them out and I felt better.

As for the pit bull, My cousin came up from Tahoe and brought her dog who had been having "problems" and is in diapers. He leaks urine and has since got hemorrhoids to add to the humility. I convinced my cousin to clean out his "Brown eye" with warm water and a turkey baster to ease his hemorrhoids. I took a picture of this, but she would kill me if I showed it. This dog is very sweet and gentle and took a liking to me right away. So at one point I was left alone with him for a few hours, and my loving cousin showed me where the diaper were and how to change him(you owe me big time.) So now I had a 3 year old and a 1 year old's a** to wipe and diaper to change, and NOW a dog!! But we decided to get a depends out of the closet that are there for my Great Aunt when she is visiting and strap that on him. Much easier.

On my third day of vacation my karma gave to me:
Three kooky Aunts that I dearly love, and one Great Aunt.

My Aunt S. Aunt K., and Aunt H. were all there. They are so funny and kooky in a good way. They are all so kind and loving. I love them all very much. I enjoyed hanging out with them all. They told me of how they had friends that where displaced by the flooding, and how all the Farmers at the Farmer's Market lost their crops and livestock. One farmer had to sit and watch 300 head of cattle just drown. Very sad stories happening over there. I am just happy that they are all safe. They all live on a 100 year old floodplain and in the path of Mt. Rainer, so we talked about them moving sometime.
However, my great aunt is in a elderly living facility and we went and got her (broke her out of the kooky house) to hang out with us for the day. I went, and I got tears in my eyes to see some of the people in this place. They look like they are half dead and doped up on meds. Very sad to me, I can't handle it for too long. My G. Aunt is 93 and she is still very alert and just this past few months had to go in one for 24 hours supervising. She was wandering around at her old apartment.
So to make a long story short my aunt got her a fake baby doll to have and love on. She was wandering looking for her "kids" and they thought this would keep her from running off. Nurses have brought her baby clothes and blankets. She dresses and feeds the baby. So you have to clean out the food in it's mouth so it doesn't rot. So..... she didn't want to leave the baby "unattended" so we had to take it with us . So I carried it out to the car, after she made sure I had it bundled up against the cold. So when we arrived she wanted to show Cormac her "baby" and I had to take a picture because Cormac just stared for like a good minute and didn't utter a word. I could tell by the look on his face,"This lady is craazy, this isn't a real baby. What the heck." So I took a pic:
At one point she asked me who's baby this was and I said it was hers, at which point she told me it was not hers, but mine. I said nooo, noo. I am not taking anymore booger eaters at this point.

On my fourth day of vacation my karma gave to me:
4 Coors light in the bottle.

As you might of imagined by this time I need something to take the edge off! I got to go out to a very cute eatery that looked like a hobbit house. I got to hang with my cousins who are all my age and there boyfriends. We all enjoyed great food, conversation, and drinks. We always have so much fun together.
This is just the short edited version of my trip, but as you can see why I was mute for a while. We ended up having the best weather ever! I love having snow everywhere and the sun shining. I could have got the best picture ever of Mt. Rainer, but Chloe was sleeping and I didn't want to stop, but I shot this one as we went over White's Pass:

Our Gingerbread house resides in the ghetto

Yep that is right, if it were a "actual" house on the street, I'm afraid to say that it would not reside in the suburbs. Maybe in ward 9 of New Orleans....after hurricane Katrina hit. Here is our version of the "Crack-house" gingerbread house:Boy, Crack is wack! It looks a little rough to say the least, or maybe it is on one long acid trip since all the icing has slowly melted and dripped south. I just need a car parked in the yard and a baby stroller laying in the bushes to get the mood just right. Or maybe a few hypodermic needles and a prostitute on the corner. Maybe a few beer cans scattered everywhere.

Who cares though, this was our first attempt and Cormac loved it. So how many Laybourn's does it take to make a gingerbread house? At least 3 and several attempts to keep it together. Let me tell you, it looks a lot easier than it is to assemble one of these guys. Word of advice...when your child is sleeping, assemble the walls and roof. Let it dry over night, and then let them decorate it. Then it is a race with the clock to decorate little sections at a time before the ice drys!! It is like a scene out of NASCAR when the car stops to make a pit stop.
Cormac managed to break the back of the house before we even got two walls up. So we had to ice that back together. Got all walls stabilized. Then decided to let it dry over night and finish the next day. Cormac had fun decorating it and Chloe just tried to eat everything.
Cormac was cute. After I made snow in the front yard, he made "footsteps" up to the front door. Then he has since proceed to try and eat the house on a continuous basis since. The house now is in the early stages of foreclosure due to a 3 year old's demolitions. The END.....

Mr. Hankey just won't flush....

Conversation with Cormac after he watchsd the video's of Mr. Hankey on my blog:

Cormac: Mom, I wanna play Mr. Hankey.

Me: What? (thinking I must have heard him wrong)

Cormac: I wanna Play Mr. Hankey game.

Me: Oh, son you do....you do. Just not how mommy would like you to. What is Mr. Hankey?

Cormac: I'm not sure....ummmm......a potato?

Me: Yep, a potato

What a good Idahoan.

Maybe I will just have to get him one of these for Christmas:

Mr. Hankey may be described as a magical poop that comes out of the toilet every Christmas Eve and gives loads of gifts to all those children who eat plenty of fiber as part of their daily diet.

Yep, they really do sell these. This one is a "Deluxe talking" one. Then he can take it over to friends house's to play with, and scare the Sh*t.... I mean....the Mr. Hankey right out of them!

Train wreck, opps...I mean Train Park

So a couple of weeks ago we put up some decorations and then went to the train park to look at the lights. Cormac loves trains, and just couldn't wait to go and climb all over it.

Here he is being daddy's little helper and putting up some lighted drums, since him and daddy are drummers:

I love watching him be a little man. If daddy is outside, he is right by his side learning all the yard chores. He loves working, and cleaning. At times I wonder if he is my child.

Here they are checking out the drums and trying to play them before we left for the park:

They had a blast looking at the lights and hearing the music. Cormac got to ring the bell on the train and play with the steering wheel. Chloe just looked on in amazement. Then Cormac told us he was too cold. So home we went to have some hot coco.

Here is a panoramic view of the train park :

When the 3 year old is away, mommy will play

Yesterday Cormac went on his first trip away from home without my husband or I. At first I said no, due to my great fear of car accidents(explain some other time). My husband reassured me that everything would be fine and I can't live my life in fear. That, it is good for him to go on trips with his grandparents and see other family members. So I slept on it over night and prayed that he would have a safe trip. So I agreed to letting him go in the morning, and kissed and hugged him goodbye. Cormac loves going on trips and travels VERY well. He never squirms or cries. He is very chill. The whole 7 hour drive I took last weekend, he never complained once! So I knew he would be good and it only was for one night. Baby steps!!

Then the realization set in of having some mommy time!!! It was weird being back to one child. I could actually rest when she took her naps..woot. So I decide to take FULL advantage of this opportunity. I got to veg out and watch all my DVR'd reality show and catch up on Oprah. Eat junk and relax. Because......... No cleaning for me........at least for 1 day. No potty training, fighting over toys, or whining to listen to! Ohhh I am in ecstasy. I also got to spend some great mommy-daughter time. Although I already miss him. Can't wait to see him....after a nap of course:)

NOTE: For those of you that have been asking about how my trip went or my package coming from India, stayed tuned.....I will be blogging it down soon. I had no mental juice left after the trip to even talk. I was mute.

Friday Facts

1. Heavy fact: Pound for pound, earthworms make up half of all animal life.
2. Technically, snow is considered a mineral.
3. Bird dropping are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the western Pacific.
4. The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head.
5. The London Bridge has never fallen down.
6. There are almost as many chickens in the world as there are people.
7. The 100 Year War lasted 116 years.
8. At his heaviest, President James Madison weighted 98 pounds.
9. The average U.S. student attends school 180 days, in China, it's 251 days.
10. Riding hazard: 40% of people killed form falling off a horse are drunk.

The Laybourn kids get their yearly

This is not the same kind of yearly that mommy gets. This is a bit more fun, but they both require the fight to sit still. I always get the kids pictures done after their birthday every year from 1 year old and on. Before that, they get their newborn and 6 month pictures done. Well I took the kids to get their pictures taken at my great friends Kristi's store. Good ol' Tami was behind the lens with her Nikon D40 and shot away! It is hard to think Cormac is 3 already!! Here is a look back at what changes took place in 1 year.

Cormac at his 2 year picture:

His 3 year:

He looks like a little man now! The babyish look is now gone. He is quite the polite, sweet boy. He always says please and thank you when he asks for something. He loves to play with other kids, and loves to share. He will take his toy and say,"Let's share." Can you believe it???
Here is a look back at Chloe's 6 month picture:

Here is her 1 year:

She is quite the little sweetheart. She is always smiling and happy. Loves to point at everything and ask,"Wha-is-at?" She has to look at all the pictures on the walls, and loves looking at her books. Poor girl needs to grow some hair though.

More pictures

The Laybourn's got elfed

OK- After getting several emails of my friends and family being elfed....I gave in and finally decided to get in on the hysteria! Click on the link below:
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1331710325

Mr Hankey strikes again!

This reminds me of a blog I wrote back in August (see below). Poor little Chloe. I love the "Fecal Fishnet." Gonna have to get me one of those games for Chirstmas this year:)

When Sh*t Happens....really!

So will someone tell me HOW hard it is to actually poop, #2, dropping friends off at the lake, or get a broken back...on the toilet?? Well for my son it is very hard (or sometimes soft....depending on fruit intake of course) to go on the toilet? Well I have actually pinpointed the general time of day that this wonderful call of nature takes place. I have decided to start putting him on and see what happens (or shall I say comes out of it).
So today I need to go to the store to get stuff for my purse party, which for most people is not a hard thing. But lately between nap times and lunch I only have 1 hour after lunch and before Cormac's nap to get this done. So I am on a mission and put him on after lunch so we don't have a turd honking for the right-away when I am shopping. SO on he goes and I give him some peace while I go clean up lunch......this is where my day goes down hill (or should I say all to shit). So I hear weird noises and go to look and he is off the toilet and Chloe is sitting on the bathroom floor holding a turd and I run to grab it just as she decides to "Taste" the delicatessen. I scream NO!! to late, but at least she decided by the bad look on her face that it tasted like SHIT...ewwww. So needless to say after cleaning her and him up I never made it to the store................. Oh and here is a lovely link to some interesting info on poop...http://www.smellypoop.com/poop.html

Mr. Hankey says Merry Chirstmas!

Watch out, if you have been a bad boy or girl. I may slip a Mr. Hankey in your stocking. A different kind of lump of coal.

Friday Facts

1. Alexander the Great was buried in a vat of honey.
2. The average American senior citizen takes 14 prescription drugs.
3. Beauty fact: Most lipstick contains fish scales.
4. Lee Harvey Oswald's cadaver tag sold at auction for $6,600 in 1992.
5. Before killing Lincoln, actor John Wilkes Booth was so popular he got 100 fan letters a week.
6. Leonardo da Vinci painted only 17 paintings -and some of them were unfinished.
7. Walruses get bald as they age.
8. The index finger is the most sensitive finger on your hand.
9. Rats can live longer without water than camels can.
10. Spotted skunks do handstands before they spray.

Off again in another minivan...What the heck?

Well I am taking a break from packing the kids and I for our long weekend trip. Where am I going you ask? Well, as most sane people are fleeing the northwest due to flooding and landslides. I 5 is closed from Seattle down. I on the other hand am heading straight for the eye of the storm. I want to see the chaos from the front lines, not CNN. In a minivan none the less. I have tried to convince my Aunt to drive my suburban so when we hit high water we have some clearance. Since she has all her "survival gear" in her van to last us for the next 4 months, the reply was "no." I can't say much since I have proven myself incapable to drive, since my last trip this way in March resulted in me totalling my SUV (long story).

So wish me luck! You may see me on the 5 o'clock news looting the local Superstore for diapers, goldfish crackers, and Pepsi:

Or to help the sanity, beer like this guy:
I am going to visit my family over in Washington, where the flooding is all around them, except in their town...so they say. I promise to take pictures of all the excitement. I am always up for an adventure. I am sure we will have a wonderful safe trip.